Comments on: Vintage & Consignment the New Green….or is it Black? http://greencotton.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/vintage-consignment-the-new-green%e2%80%a6or-is-it-black/ The Greening of Fashion: One Thread at a Time Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:08:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: kitchendetails http://greencotton.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/vintage-consignment-the-new-green%e2%80%a6or-is-it-black/#comment-282 kitchendetails Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:53:51 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=189#comment-282 Thanks for the great idea on doing talk on the fair trade designers..that would be really cool and the kids would eat it up! I will check on the link. When I had my retail portion of store, I had many co-op vendors that employed (mostly women) people in impoverished countries..some of my best mdse came from them. I am excited about the fashion show! Unfortunately, I am in the Northwest Florida area so could not get to Boston! It takes a bit of time for our area to catch on to anything esp when it comes to anything "green". Thanks for the input. Cheryl Thanks for the great idea on doing talk on the fair trade designers..that would be really cool and the kids would eat it up! I will check on the link. When I had my retail portion of store, I had many co-op vendors that employed (mostly women) people in impoverished countries..some of my best mdse came from them. I am excited about the fashion show! Unfortunately, I am in the Northwest Florida area so could not get to Boston! It takes a bit of time for our area to catch on to anything esp when it comes to anything “green”. Thanks for the input. Cheryl

]]> By: syansen http://greencotton.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/vintage-consignment-the-new-green%e2%80%a6or-is-it-black/#comment-281 syansen Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:30:24 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=189#comment-281 This is a GREAT idea. So inspired that you are doing this with your 8th graders! Where are you located? There is a Fashionably Fair fashion show happening this weekend in Boston Ma put out by Second-world (http://www.second-world.com/sw/index.php). I encourage you to check them if you can and go to this is you are near Boston. Jute and Jackfruit will also be part of this event. You might consider giving a brief talk on some fair trade designers and what they do (eg handloom weaving by women artisan groups in Peru). For example, Indigenous is a fabulous company: http://juteandjackfruit.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/indigenous-designs-driving-the-eco-fashion-trend/ using organic fibers and also 100% Fair Trade. Please also note that my blog has moved to greencottonblog.com - please come visit there! This is a GREAT idea. So inspired that you are doing this with your 8th graders! Where are you located? There is a Fashionably Fair fashion show happening this weekend in Boston Ma put out by Second-world (http://www.second-world.com/sw/index.php).

I encourage you to check them if you can and go to this is you are near Boston. Jute and Jackfruit will also be part of this event. You might consider giving a brief talk on some fair trade designers and what they do (eg handloom weaving by women artisan groups in Peru). For example, Indigenous is a fabulous company: http://juteandjackfruit.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/indigenous-designs-driving-the-eco-fashion-trend/ using organic fibers and also 100% Fair Trade.

Please also note that my blog has moved to greencottonblog.com – please come visit there!

]]> By: kitchendetails http://greencotton.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/vintage-consignment-the-new-green%e2%80%a6or-is-it-black/#comment-280 kitchendetails Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:37:50 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=189#comment-280 Thank you. This was good info. I am putting together a Sustainable Fashion Show for8th graders class...the entire thing will be sustainable so am looking for good ideas. We will do an outfit that was bought at thrift store, a "borrowed" outfit from mentor/adult and have a "swap" day where the kids all bring their outgrown clothes and they "swap" and make new outfits..then we are considering last outfit to be from store since formal and they want that experience...anyway, thanks for the help! kitchendetails.wordpress.com Thank you. This was good info. I am putting together a Sustainable Fashion Show for8th graders class…the entire thing will be sustainable so am looking for good ideas. We will do an outfit that was bought at thrift store, a “borrowed” outfit from mentor/adult and have a “swap” day where the kids all bring their outgrown clothes and they “swap” and make new outfits..then we are considering last outfit to be from store since formal and they want that experience…anyway, thanks for the help!
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